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Honor

Rank in 2024
#2,098
Born in 2024
91
Peak year
2012 · #1618
Origin
English

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 91 girls were named Honor, about 1 in every 17,727.
  • It peaked in 2012 with 134 babies, ranked #1618.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1888.
  • 3,053 girls have been named Honor since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Honor per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 233 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 140 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 144 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 197 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 164 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 821 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,313 babies, 0.06 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Shortened from Honoria and Honora; later also interpreted as a virtue name by Puritans. ==== Alternative forms ==== Honour ==== Proper noun ==== Honor (plural Honors) A female given name from English. A surname. ===== Usage notes ===== The given name is often spelled Honor even in the UK, where the common noun is spelled honour. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Honor is the 34272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Honor is most common among Black/African American (50.91%) and White (41.69%) individuals.

  • A female given name from English.
Origin
English
Say it
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From Wiktionary’s entry for Honor, CC BY-SA 4.0.